Meeting
Minutes
1 October 2011
Quorum was achieved with 28 members in attendance. Per new constitution.
- September minutes were read and approved.
- Treasurers reports was presented..
- Membership reports (Full membership with 106 on the waiting list) Per the new
constitution nine more applicants were invited to join the club due to the
constitution (Life members don’t count against the 350 total).
OLD BUSINESS
- Fred alleges he is being discriminated against due to his age because he is
over 75 and does not qualify for additional work credits. We all had a
good laugh.
- The club has approved the purchase of 30 more rods from Zebco for the price of
$6 per rod. The club ran out of rods at the last fishing rodeo.
NEW BUSINESS
- Questions on renewal forms that were sent out by membership secretary.
o Background check from local LEOs are good for five years, just like the
Georgia Firearms licenses.
o Milt dominated Bill Boggs for a life membership. Motion passed.
- Motion from the September meeting. Replacement of current skeet throwers with
new Lincoln units. Motion passed.
- Doug presented the club a new ballot of officers. Vote for new officers occurs
next month (Nov 2011)
- Fishing Rodeo Fish Fry for the folks that worked the Fishing Rodeo will be
held 12 Nov 2011.
- Banquet is scheduled for the first Sat in Jan 2012
- 4H Shotgun practice starts next Saturday
- Trash project for the workday. Need to remove a pile of debris and transport
it to the dump.
- Don’t forget to police your brass and don’t leave live rounds on the
ranges.
Meeting Adjourned at 10:28am
Meeting
Minutes
3 September 2011
Quorum was achieved with 36 members in attendance.
- August minutes were read and approved.
- Treasurers reports was presented.
- Membership report (Full membership with 106 on the waiting list).
NEW BUSINESS
The Board of Directors has approved a new dues structure.
Basic Annual Dues: $200.00.
Maximum Annual Work Credit: $100.00 (10 credits @ $10.00 ea).
Old Coot Credit: Handicapped or infirm, $100.00 credit; age 75+, $100.00 credit.
Initiation Fee: $200.00.
Discussion on the New Dues Structure:
- Work Credits is an honor system
- Work Credit stars should be attached to the renewal membership form.
- Members 75 and up automatically get the work credit
- Members that are physical limitations also get the work credits
- Maximum work credit stars is 10 stars or $100.
- Other comments
o Greg wants the board to consider a Work Credit star for folks that attend the
monthly club meeting.
Vote on the New Constitution
- Milt moved table the vote on the New Constitution (Jim second the motion)
o Membership vote was 2 for and 34 against. Motion fails.
- Claude moved to approve new Constitution with Doug seconding
o Membership vote was 35 for and 1 against. Motion passes.
o New constitution is now in affect.
- Guest Fees - $10 per range visit
o Comments from membership
§ Bill requests a certain number of free passes per member
§ Joe requests that direct family is free.
Membership and Board agree that immediate family is free. Others are $10 per
visit.
Greg purposed a motion to allow each member three guest passes – Vote next
month’s meeting (Oct 2011)
Fishing Rodeo Jerry purposes selling brass to help fund the Fishing Rodeo.
Recoil Rally next month. All ranges will be used for the Recoil rally. The club
expects 75+ Boy Scouts.
BSA Troop 431 is camping at the club on the 14 Sept 2011.
Mike’s Defensive Pistol Class is occurring on Sunday
BSA Troop 795 is having a 22/Shotgun Fun Shoot on 15 Oct 2011
Doug is looking for folks to sit on the Board. douglasquick@gmail.com or
678-428-4831
The club thanks Jerry for replacing the upper limit line on the 100 yard range.
The 300 yard range firing line was also repainted and the metal plates were
repainted.
Skeet throwers are having serious problems. A proposal was presented to the
membership to spend $7800 to replace these throwers. Since this amount is over
the board spending limit, the membership must approve this. The vote will this
motion will occur in the Oct 2011 meeting per the new constitution.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:49am
Meeting
Minutes
6 August 2011
Quorum was achieved with 37 members in attendance.
- July executive session minutes were read and approved.
- Treasurers report was presented.
- Membership report – the club is at full membership.
NEW BUSINESS
The club has been presented with a free single wide trailer – 14 feet by 55
feet. The club would be responsible for moving the trailer and setting it up.
Additional issues:
- How will our club’s zoning be affected?
- How will our club’s quitclaim deed deal with the addition of a trailer.
Doug presented a motion to have an attorney examine the quick claim deed to
determine the rights and responsibilities of the club. This motion failed to
gather the majority of votes by the member present.
Other issues:
- Septic Tank.
- Field lines.
- Water.
- Electrical hookup.
- Concrete pillars that are acceptable to Pickens County Building Code.
Motion was made to have Johnny H to investigate the issues surrounding the
trailer. Including purpose, where it goes, and how much it will cost to install
the trailer. Johnny will reports back to the club with its findings. This motion
was approved.
Claude wants to move his trailer.
Eagle Scout Projects has been purposed to cover over the deck over the informal
shotgun range.
Pending motion to raise dues plus implement a work day credit. More discussion
next meeting.
Bobby wants to raise dues
Claude wants to get more information about the club’s work list.
The club thanks Walmart for giving the the club a $500 grant to help pay for the
fishing rodeo. Current budget for the fishing rodeo is $2000.
The clubs thanks Wilson for applying for this grant and encourages him to keep
filling out those grant applications.
Milt presented a walking stick to Ben
Meeting adjourned at 11am.
Meeting
Minutes
2
October 2010
at
10:00am
No quorum was present, so an Executive Session was
called to order.
September minutes were approved
September
Treasurer’s report was presented.
Range(s)
Maintenance status updates:
-
Good
progress was made on insulating the office.
Item remaining is to complete the roof insulation.
-
Good progress was made on installing the wobble trap.
All the dirt from underneath the platform was removed and the
Concrete bid is out to bid.
-
Clearing of debris continues. 6
to 8 hours of work were completed, but repairs to equipment are slowing the
rest of the job.
Membership
report
Club is full at 350
members.
Waiting
list is 100 folks.
New Proposals
Milt proposed changing the name of the 100 yard
range to the Ben Whitmore range (Action pending until a club meeting with a
quorum is held).
Activities
held this month:
-
Ballground
PD will be having a night shoot this month.
-
Joe
C Shotgun training is being held on the 2nd and 3rd of Oct
-
Venture
Crew Adult Class held on the 23 Oct
-
Milt
will be holding a Basic Pistol Class on the 23 Oct and 30 Oct
-
Joe
C will be holding a Muzzle loading Instructor Class on the 16th
of Oct
-
Mike
will be holding IDPA class on the 3rd Sunday of the Month
Everyone is reminded to sign-in and please do not
shoot at the posts on the 300 yard range.
Next meeting is
the 6th of November 2010
.
Meeting
Minutes
11
Sept 2010
at
10:00am
No quorum was present, so an Executive Session was
called to order.
(31
members present, 2 guests)
Joe Kelly presented the Angels on Horseback funding
raising for this year.
The club has authorized a $350 scholarship
A Pancake Breakfast fundraiser is being held for
the Angel of Horseback.
Joe Kelly has tickets ($8 per person)
Wayne
County
is having a 52 gun raffle this year – Barney has the list of firearms and
tickets.
Tom K was recognized for typing the old constitution
into the Word format.
No motions were entertained due to the lack of a
quorum.
Updates on projects
-
Work on the Wobble trap to begin on Monday (13 Sept 10).
-
Office insulation will be started.
-
Painting of the outside office and target shack
Veterans’ Shoot will occur on the
14 Sept 2010
at
12pm
. Lunch with the Veterans’ will
occur at Shane’s BBQ in Ellijay at
11am
.
Venture Scouts (BSA) will occur on the
18 Sept 2010
. Another Boy Scout troop will also
be camping out at the range with the Venture Scouts. Both
groups will be camping Fri/Sat night.
The membership is reminded to consider RSO training.
The club needs more RSO officers, especially for deer season.
Next meeting is
02 Oct 2010
at
10am
.
Meeting
Minutes
7
August 2010
Barney
called the meeting together at
10:02 am
with 43 members and 2 guests present.
Brian
read the 03 July Executive Session notes and they were approved.
Johnnie
H read the July Treasurer’s report and they were approved.
Old
Business
Johnny
H is out of town; his report will be next meeting.
Road
Repair will begin this week. Estimate
for this work is $4100.00. Barney
asked the membership for permission to continue with this work, since it is over
the $2000 limit that the Board of Directors can approve.
Milt made the motion to approve this work and Sonny seconded the motion.
The motion was approved by the membership
New
Business
Membership
report
Club
is full at 350 members.
136
folks are on the waiting list.
Mike
reports he is receiving about 20 new applications per week.
Barney
announced that Bill (VP) will manage the Club’s “Honey Do” list.
If you have a maintenance item that the club needs to address, please
contact Bill to get that item on the maintenance list.
Safety items
Target
frames need to be stored in their shack. Not
on the range, not on the rifle benches.
Only
7 ½ bird shot shotgun rounds to be used on the 25 yard, 50 yard, 300 yard, and
all shotgun ranges. #4 buck shot
rounds where found on the 25 yard range.
A
big thank you to the membership for appointing a range master when RSOs were not
available. The shooters ran an
extremely safe shooting line!
New range rules are now adopted and in effect.
Two SOPs have been issued: 300-yard
usage and scheduling of groups at the range.
Additional SOPs will be issued as soon as they are available.
Claude’s trailer needs repairs to his HVAC.
Barney, Johnnie H, and Johnny H will assist in getting someone onsite to
get the repairs done.
Motions approved by the membership:
-
Given
the difficulties with the previous motion to build a bathroom/bath house,
the membership of the club rescinds this motion.
Additionally, the club wants the bathroom/bath house next to the
club’s well, not next to Claude’s trailer.
Joe K. purposed this motion and Sonny seconded this motion and this
motion was approved by the membership.
-
Bathroom/bath
house is now placed on the project priority list.
This project is lower than all current projects.
This motion was approved by the membership of the club.
-
The
membership of the club authorizes the expenditure of $6,500 for the purchase
of a wobble trap for the informal shotgun range.
-
Constitution
revision committee is reconstituted due to previous members being unable to
serve. The committee shall
review the current constitution with the purpose of clarifying, updating,
and consolidating or, if necessary, rewriting the document to make it
germane to the today’s world of second amendment challenges.
The
reconstituted committee is as following
Chairman – Scott P. He is
a non-voting members, except in situations where there is
tie vote. He is the
moderator/organizer for this committee.
The President, Recording Secretary and Treasurer are approved to this
committee as voting members
The following members at large are appointed to this committee as voting
members.
·
Tom K.
·
Bobby M.
·
Jerry S.
The motion was made by Milt and seconded by Lee.
The motion passed 30 to 13.
Next meeting will be
11 September 2010
.
Meeting
Minutes
03
July 10
23
members present, no quorum.
Executive Session called to order at
10am
Recording Secretary Report approved
Treasurer
report approved
Membership
report
Club is full at 350 members.
Waiting
list is at 112.
Doug
and Ben have been hospitalized. The
club wishes them a speedy recovery
Johnny/Claude completed the covers for the 25 yard range
Road maintenance continues. Bids
were split into two parts (culverts and dirt work)
John Tolbert is not able to continue work on the Constitution.
New members for this committee will be nominated by the club president.
New rules were put into action reference to Tactical Shotgun and AR style
weapons.
-
7
1/2 shotgun rounds only. No
other type round for shotguns allowed on the 25 yard range, the 50 yard
range, 300 yard range, or the shotgun ranges
-
Sabots/rifled
slug round on 100 yard rifle range only
Membership
participation at work day events has fallen to an all time low.
Club members are reminded that a minimum participation rate is two (2)
per year.
300 yard range needs frames replaced.
The club received a very nice letter from several Nursing homes thanking
the club for the wonderful day of fishing.
Next club meeting is the
07 August 2010
.
Meeting
Minutes
12 June 2010
Barney
called the meeting to order at
10:02am
28
members were present. NO QUORUM
achieved.
Executive
Session called to order. No motions
were placed in front of the membership due to the lack of a quorum.
Projects
Updates:
Range Shelters
Canvas
range shelter did not work out. Board
authorized the purchase of a metal carport structure similar to the 50 yard
pistol range to be installed on site.
Board
also authorized work to be done to maintain the club road
New
Business:
Membership report: 350
members
91 on the waiting list.
Fishing Rodeo Report
Quick Facts:
-
1000 hot dogs consumed (795 folks
fed)
-
128 folks from the local area
Nursing Home enjoy fishing and Hot Dogs
-
Saturday we had 275 kids and 239
adults enjoy fishing and Hot Dogs
-
Jerry Greer of Sharp Mountain
Graphics donated 115 t-shirts to the
Fishing Rodeo
-
Maria Libsey – posted pictures on
the event on her website (http://www.knowpickens.com/photos/fishingrodeo10.asp)
-
We received $190 in donations and
spent over $1000 for Rodeo expenses
-
64 members out of 350 members
volunteered at the Fishing Rodeo
Wednesday: Volunteers – BSA
– 3 adults and 6 scouts
4-H – 47 kids
Joy House – 12 kids
DNR – 11 LEOs
EMS
– 10 Paramedics
Next Saturday is the fish fry to reward members who helped at the fishing
rodeo
Jerry made two recommendations for the Fishing Rodeo next year:
-
Club
to purchase new rod/reels for next year.
Current Batch from “Bargain Barn” are in a bad state of repair.
-
A
notice should be included in the annual dues renewal packet to encourage
members to volunteer at the Fishing Rodeo.
20th thru
the 24th of May 2011
is the tentative date for the 2011 Fishing Rodeo
Claude reminded members to be respectful of private property and to comply
with Range Safety rules and don’t use improper targets.
Lastly, the range closes at dark.
Executive Session was closed by a motion from Craig/Johnny.
Meeting
Minutes
01
May 2010
Quorum achieved (39 members present)
Barney opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance
Brian read the 03 Apr 2010 minutes and the minutes were approved by the club.
Johnnie
read the April Treasurer report and the report were approved by the club.
Old Business
Project
Updates (Johnny)
-
Bath/Latrine
House – Drawing done. No
contractor yet. Still contacting
contractors. Many are no longer
in the business. Need a
contractor that does concrete, plumbing, framing, and electrical.
-
Tactical/Dark
Side/Black Hole in the Wood range continues.
Planning continues. Earth
Moving contractors still have not responding to request for information.
-
Steve
is no longer living on his property. Thus,
none of the ranges are getting mowed. Volunteer
needed to take over Steve’s mowing duties.
-
Range
Repairs. Next steps.
Anchors are going to be installed.
Bill will bring is auger to assist in installing these Anchors.
-
Road
Maintenance - Ditches on the sides of the range road need work.
Road needs to be scraped and more gravel spread on the road.
-
Class
III range need to be cleaned out. (Trash,
leaves, etc) Improper targets
need to be removed as well and disposed of.
-
Informal
Shotgun
Range
. – BSA has completed the deck. They
are now working today onsite to complete the handrail.
Much discussion continues about which thrower will be installed at
this range.
New Business
1. Membership report
348
members
85
on the waiting list
2
more on the waiting list will be invited to join
2.
Fishing Rodeo
Mayor
will sign the memo of understanding on the Monday Night
Nursing
Homes and School district will provide transportation to the Fishing Rodeo for
nursing home residents and “special needs” children.
Volunteers
needed to help setup and tear downs the Rodeo
Volunteers
needed to help with the “special needs” children and the folks for the
Nursing Homes.
Photos
needed from previous Fishing Rodeos for newspaper write-up
Hugh
Hicks volunteered to pickup the chair from the FD
Sam
volunteered to take the water tank to the Fishing Rodeo site.
DNR
(Mitch) has scheduled the first fish truck for 1pm on Wednesday
Chips/snacks
are still a problem. Donations are
still scarce.
Jerry
still needs more volunteers. There
are 350 members of the club. Please
consider helping Jerry with the Fishing Rodeo.
We need a majority of the membership to help with this event!
Safety
is the Number One priority on the Range
No
dry firing of rifles/pistols/shotguns when folks are downrange
No
handling of rifles/pistols/shotguns when folks are downrange
The
club needs more RSOs. Please
consider taking the RSO training that Joe is offering.
June
meeting is scheduled for the 12th of June.
July
meeting is scheduled for the 3rd of July.
Barney
is having trouble contacting the sporting clays range with thrower on sale.
He will continue attempting to contact them and report back at the July
meeting.
BSA
Activities for May
Recoil
Rally 07, 08, and 09 May. (Venture
Scouts) All ranges will be utilized by the scouts.
Troop
836 will be camping at the Range on the 28 – 30 May.
They will be utilizing the IDPA range for this weekend.
Johnny made the motion
to adjourn and was seconded by Milt, motion carried.
Meeting Minutes
03 April 2010
Quorum
achieved (39 members present, 1 visitor who just turned in his application)
Barney
opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance
-
Brian
read the 06 March 10 Meeting Notes and it was approved. (Craig/Robert)
-
Johnnie
read the Monthly treasurer’s report and it was approved.
Old
Business
Range
Construction Updates.
-
Current
repair estimates for fixing the range shelters was too high. Going
back to Canvas and repairing existing structure to save money
-
Work
progressing on the bathroom/bathhouse. Johnny will negotiate with a General
Contractor to do the work on the
Bath
house.
-
Work
continues on the Dark Side/Range in the Woods range. Johnny working
bulldozer estimates.(
Worthington
)
-
Informal
Shotgun
Range
.
-
Barney
sport clays facility is shutting down due to the owner being sick. 2
year used traps for sell for less than half price. Should have more
information for the May meeting. Oscillating trap is planed for this
range. Possible vote
-
BSA
onsite today building the deck for the
Informal
Shotgun
Range
.
New
Business
1.
339 members
2.
77 on the waiting list
3.
11 more members invited to join.
4 folks joined out of the 30 invited from the last match. (large majority could
not pass background check requirement)
4.
Security Issues:
Doors need to be securely locked. Safe needs to be securely
locked. Too many doors are left unlocked.
5.
Fishing Rodeo – Jerry and Milt
leading this effort
§
Will be held 02 June 10 through
05 June 2010
§
Volunteers need for setup and takedown.
§
Jasper mayor to sign off on Fishing
Rodeo Dates on
03 May 2010
§
Coke will donate drinks
§
Potato chips are a problem.
Donations seem scare this year.
§
Canton FD does NOT have tables
anymore and Robert L. committed to donating 6 tables to resolve the problem this
year
6.
Order for Clays from Gamaliel will be
done this month. (http://www.gamaliel.com)
§
Members who want to piggy back on the
Club order are welcome to do so. Call the merchant or Barney for details.
7.
Bill will be doing the orientation for
new members
8.
Work parties for today.
§
Police call along road
§
Move clays – Craig
§
Move new benches to the 50 yard pistol
range.
9.
Jimmy cooking lunch
10.
Club Hats for sale - $15 per hat.
Craig
made the motion to adjourn and was seconded by Chris, motion carried.
Meeting
Minutes
6 March 2010
Barney opened the meeting with the Pledge of
Allegiance at
10am
; 52 Members Present, Quorum Met.
1.
Brian read the 06 Feb 10 Meeting Notes and it was approved.
2.
Johnnie read the Monthly treasurer’s report and it was approved.
OLD BUSINESS
1.
Barney, Mike, Johnny, and others discussed the status of all of the Range
Construction Projects.
a. Club Bathrooms
One
Urinal and one toilet for the men’s room
One
toilet for the women’s room
Drawing
and final construction plans were presented to the Club by Johnny.
b. Tactical Range
Planning
continues
Option
One is to get estimates to dig out the range
Option
Two is have Johnny’s son use his bulldozer to move the dirt.
A
site evaluation continues. It
appears that the new range will be 70 yards long by 40 yards wide.
Currently planning to dress the range with marble dust and Johnny will
update the club in April’s meeting with drawing and estimates.
Johnny concerned that his son’s bulldozer will not be able to handle
any rock encountered at the building site.
c. Informal
Shotgun
Range
Eagle
Council approved the Eagle project. Boy
Scout’s ready to move forward with this project.
Johnny
will start on the auger work and get estimates for the concrete pour.
d. Storm damage repair to the
Ganley
Range
and the
Shotgun
Range
Estimate
for metal shelters is $5500
Additional
Damage found on the 50 yard range shelter
Still
investigating costs of concrete pads versus mobile home anchors
2.
Gun
Range
Cart needs maintenance. Johnny will
review the issue with Claude.
3.
Fred recommends professional installation to put insulation in office.
Tom seconds this recommendation. Office
is not insulated and is costing the club $300 per month in propane.
Johnny was volunteered to get estimates.
4.
Sir John gave a report on the status of the Constitutional Update. He
has held the first meeting and was authorized by the membership to purchase four
(4) copies of Robert’s rule of order ($34.95 per copy)
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Mike gave a report on the membership (315 members, 13 new members, 87
folks on the waiting list and 30 new members invited to join)
2.
Milt and Jerry gave a report on the 2010 Fishing Rodeo preparations.
a. Fishing Rodeo will be held
on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of June.
b. Setup for the Fishing
Rodeo is scheduled for the 2nd of June.
c. 1.5 weeks after school
ends.
d. 72 degrees F is the max
temp for the fish. It is believed
that the cold winter will lower the water temperature and prevent us from
hitting this limit.
3.
Deadline for PCSC Scholarships is the
10 May 2010
. Applications are available from
Barney or Johnnie
4.
Barney read the appointment list for committees and appointed positions.
(See attached appointment list)
5.
Tom F. was appointed to run the Range Officer for next month’s military
shoot.
6.
The venture Scouts (50+ scouts) will be here on the
8 May 2010
for a shoot. All ranges will be
used for this shoot.
Craig made the motion to adjourn and was seconded by
Chris, motion carried.
Meeting
Minutes
6 February 2010
Barney
called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Alliance at 10am and 37 members
present for meeting. Quorum achieved.
- December
2009 Meeting notes were read by Brian Anthony and approved.
- Jan
2010 Treasurer’s Report was read by Johnny Huey and was approved.
Old
Business
1.
Eagle Project ongoing. Fred, Johnny, and Joe are
still planning out various projects details.
2.
Bath House in planning stage and ongoing.
Still trying to figure out location for the
Bath
house.
3.
Storm damage on Christmas Eve due to 70 mph winds.
Need to replace the
Ganley
Range
and the
Shotgun
Range
shelters. This is an unplanned expense. Metal shelters ($1500
installed) versus Wood shelters (unknown costs) were discussed and a cost
analysis will be needed to be done. Also, need to address down trees
across range road that need to be cleaned up.
4.
Steve may be unavailable for moving the ranges.
Other arrangements will have to be investigated.
New
Business
- Membership
report. 308 renewed. 58 on the waiting list with completed
applications. A couple of dozen more in various states of completion.
- Phil
is taking over the management of the Website.
- New
Range Regulations discussions.
- Pistol
Range – Don’t damage the steel. All bullets impact on the
impact berms.
- Rifle
Range – All bullets impact on the impact berms. 50 BMG is only
rated for the 300 yard range.
Membership
requests the regulations and rules be kept simple and easy to understand (KISS)
Range rules and SOPs to be public domain and placed on the website for easy
access.
- Discussion
of Special Committee to revise the Constitution (Van, President, Corp
Sec, Treasurer, and three members at large)
- Van
does not want the Job and has been replaced by Jim.
- Johnny
discussed the ratification procedure for updating the Constitution.
Membership requests that all discussions be streamlined to minimalize the
club meeting and maximize the shooting time.
Motion to dismiss the meeting was made by Barney and seconded by Jimmy.
Club meeting was closed at 10:40am.
Meeting
Minutes
5 December 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00AM
. Opened
with the pledge of allegiance. No
quorum was present, so an executive session was called by Johnny.
This issue is going to be addressed by the committee to update the
Constitution.
-
Old
Business:
-
Minutes
of the Nov meeting was read by Brian.
-
Motion
to approve Nov meeting notes was approved.
-
Treasurer’s
report was provided by Doug. (Balance
of $18,879.08, spent $533.29 in the month of Nov 09)
-
Membership
report was provided by Van. 343
renewal applications have been set out via email/US mail.
Seven members have informed Van that they will not renew due to the
GFL/background check requirement. 63
folks are officially on the waiting list.(All items completed)
14 folks still have not completed their membership applications and
are NOT on the waiting list(Missing sponsors and/or NRA membership
information)
-
Fred
provided a report on the construction of the target storage.
Installation of the doors, door jams, and painting is still ongoing
and is slow due to the lack of volunteers.
-
Joe
provided a report on the progress of the Boy Scout Eagle projects.
-
New
Business:
-
Johnny’s
made the following appointments for the year 2010.
i.
Club Safety Committee:
1.
Chairman – Joe
2.
Member – Jim W.
3.
Member – Milt
4.
Member – Bobby
5.
Member – Jimmy
ii.
Constitutional
Range
Safety Officers:
1.
Barney – President/Chief Range
Officer
2.
Bill – Vice President
3.
Johnnie Hu – Treasurer
4.
Brian – Corresponding Secretary
5.
Mike – Membership Secretary
iii.
Club Training Officer – Joe
iv.
Club Program Committee:
1.
Chairman - Bill
2.
Member – TBD
3.
Member – TBD
v.
Club Night Watchman and Observer
– Uncle Claude.
vi.
Another Range Safety Officer course
is currently being organized by Joe C. The
following folks have expressed interest in taking this course.
1.
Roger P.
2.
Scott S.
3.
Ed M.
4.
Will O
5.
Craig
6.
Marlene K.
7.
John K. (Tom)
8.
Fred G.
9.
Steve B.
10.
Mike B.
11.
Uncle
Claude
12.
Tom D.
vii.
The following folks have completed
RSO/NRA training:
1.
Joe C. – All Disciplines
2.
Ben W. – RSO, HFS, Rifle, Pistol
3.
Milt – RSO HFS, Rifle, Pistol
4.
Bobbie – RSO, HFS, Rifle, Pistol,
MR, SR, CR, Shotgun
5.
Brian A. – RSO
6.
Johnnie Hu – RSO
7.
Jim W. – RSO
8.
Jimmy W. – RSO
9.
Lee B. – RSO
10.
Van – RSO
11.
Johnny Hy – RSO
-
Barney
led a discussion of the GFL/background check requirement.
No change in this policy is being considered.
-
Uncle
Claude gave an update on his recovery from his car wreck.
He provided the club with an MD statement and a notarized letter
indemnifying the club against liability in case of his accidental
injury/health issues. Another
letter signed by his family was presented as well.
-
Van
cautioned everyone against the driving while under the influence of EtOH/drugs.
He witnessed an accident caused by a driver under the influence of
EtOH and this accident resulted in the death of a young child.
Uncle
Claude made a motion to dismiss the meeting and it was seconded by Van.
Executive session closed at approximately
10:46AM.
Meeting
Minutes
7
November 5th, 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
. Opened
with the pledge of allegiance. 42
members signed-in.
2.
Old Business:
a. Minutes
of the October meeting read by Barney.
b. Motion
to approve by Milt, 2nd by Brian & Ben.
The minutes were approved
c. Treasurer’s
report provided by Doug.
3.
New Business:
a. Membership
status: Full at 350.
Renewals due out o/a 11 November.
b. Joe
reported two Scouts have signed on for
Informal
Shotgun
Range
deck project.
c. Continuing
work on club cart and target storage; painting needed, doors forthcoming.
d. Election
of Officers for 2010-2011 managed by Tom D.
(1) Brian
read Constitution, Article II, Section 1, paragraph h.
(2) Nominees
were announced. Election was by
secret ballot.
(3) Elected
Officers for 2010-2011: President,
Barney; Vice President, Bill C.;
Recording Secretary, Brian A.; Membership
Secretary, Mike B.; and Treasurer, Johnnie Hu.
(4)
Officers to be installed at January Banquet meeting.
4.
Comments and Other Business:
a. Presentation
on armor4troops.org by Robert L., announcing raffle.
b. Presentation
on angelsonhorseback.org
by Tom D. and Joe K., announcing raffle.
c. 4-H
Turkey Shoot, 14 November,
9:00am to 3:00pm
, on Hwy 53 West out of
Jasper.
d. Milt
moved that a committee be appointed to rewrite the club Constitution.
Committee to consist of the
President, Secretary, Treasurer, plus three members at large, chaired by Van R.
Seconded by Jim W., carried.
The
next meeting is scheduled for 5 December at
10:00 AM
.
Motion
to adjourn by Ben, 2nd by Brian.
Motion
carried.
Meeting
adjourned
10:55AM
Meeting
Minutes
3
October 5th, 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
. Opened
with the pledge of allegiance. 40+
members signed-in.
2.
Old Business:
a.
Minutes of the September meeting read by Barney.
b.
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Claude.
The minutes were approved
c.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug.
3.
New Business:
a.
Approximately 20 new members present for orientation.
Badges to be issued by Barney after orientation.
b. Update
on club construction efforts.
(1)
Continuing work on club cart storage
(2)
Lights installed at the 100-yard range shooting cover
(3)
Scout Volunteer Work Committee: Three
Scouts have volunteered.
c.
Elections for 2010-2011 Officers will be by secret ballot at the November
meeting.
4.
Comments and Other Business: We
are coordinating with an assisted-living facility to allow some of their
residents to have a shooting and lunch with us.
Shooting to include Garand’s, M-1 Carbines, etc.
The
next meeting is scheduled for 7 November at
10:00 AM
.
Motion
to adjourn by Barney, 2nd by Milt.
Motion
carried.
Meeting
adjourned
10:45AM
September
2009 Meeting Minutes
5
September 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
36 members signed-in.
2.
Minutes of the August meeting read by Greg.
•
Correction to minutes: Officer election scheduled for November
•
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Hugh.
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Balances were accepted as provided.
4.
Membership report provided by Van.
•
Approximately 26 new members present for orientation.
•
Badges to be mailed by Greg following the meeting.
5.
Motion on the floor by Van:
•
Motion to extend carry permit or background check requirements to include
membership renewal for all existing members.
•
Motion was 2nd by Jerry
•
Open discussion of motion
•
Motion carried by majority vote
6.
Update on club construction efforts.
•
Continuing work on club cart storage
•
Lights to be installed at the 100 yard range shooting cover
7.
Update on Nominating Committee by Craig:
•
Need assistance from members to determine candidates
•
Please e-mail Craig if you would like to be considered: wwboater@comcast.net
8.
Scout Volunteer Work Committee:
•
Plans have been drafted
•
No budget required as scouts are responsible for generating funding.
•
Estimates for materials by Johnny at $1480
•
All work will be supervised and inspected, however no assistance shall be
rendered.
9.
Other Business:
•
Rich reminded the club that 4H shooting will resume on the shotgun range
on September 20 and that all members should check the club web page for
scheduled events.
•
The 4H Turkey Shoot will be occurring again this year and that members
interested in participating should seek information.
•
The Range Security Officer will consider the next NRA certification class
in late September and will post a schedule when time permits.
•
Carl read aloud the response and ‘thank you’ letter from Governor
Perdue for the club involvement in the annual fishing rodeo.
•
There was a brief discussion on local ordinances regarding weapons in
public venues.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 3rd at
10:00 AM
.
Motion to adjourn by Barney, 2nd by Craig
Motion
carried.
Meeting
adjourned
10:54 AM
August
2009 Meeting Minutes
1 August 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:05 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
25 members signed-in.
2.
Minutes of the July meeting read by
Barney.
•
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Bill.
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by
Doug
•
Motion to approve by Lee, 2nd by Hugh.
•
The report was approved.
4.
Membership report provided by Van.
•
Membership is full at 300
•
Applicants on waiting list: 65. These
are good, complete applications.
5.
Update on range
construction/maintenance efforts:
•
Received 14 truck-loads, 245.5 tons of marble rejects.
•
In addition to Pistol/Plinking Range, three loads on the road, four on
the 100-yard Range.
•
Total cost of marble, grassing, hauling, and spreading:
$4,569, $431 under the $5,000 approved.
6.
2010-2011 Officer Nominating
Committee Appointed.
•
Chairman: Tom D.
•
Members: Johnnie H., Craig,
Barney, Rich.
•
Election: December meeting.
7.
Scout Volunteer Work Committee:
•
First Eagle Scout project will be a deck at the
Informal
Shotgun
Range
.
•
Fred provided an estimate of materials needed: $1,000.
•
Motion to approve expenditure of $1,000 for project, Barney, 2nd
by Milt, approved.
8.
Report on Maintenance-Cart shed from
Fred.
•
Estimated cost: $1,000.
•
Motion to approve expenditure by Fred, 2nd by Van, approved.
9.
Membership Ceiling Expansion:
•
Spirited discussion led by Milt.
•
Barney presented the Range Usage Report update for 2009.
Non-shotgun range usage was down
by 0.5 visits per day (9.8%).
•
Detailed data and graphs are on the web site.
Graphs also posted by the sign-in board.
•
Motion to expand the membership ceiling to 350 by Lee, 2nd by
Craig, approved, 14 to 9.
•
Motion to amend membership ceiling expansion to allocate initial funds
generated by expansion to the construction of a permanent bath house in the
vicinity of the 100-yard range.
Bath
house must be “hoseable.”
Motion by Craig, 2nd by Barney, approved, 4 nays.
10.
Membership Applicant Requirements:
•
Motion to require that an applicant be interviewed prior to membership by
????, no 2nd, tabled.
•
Discussion of forming a committee of three to conduct interviews, tabled.
•
Motion to require proof of a GA Firearms License or individual-provided
criminal background check for all membership renewals and applicants prior to
membership. Motion by Craig, 2nd
by Bobby, approved. Van to work out
the details.
11.
Discussion of forming a maintenance committee to post a “Honey Do”
list of small maintenance jobs needed around the range complex.
The next meeting is scheduled for 5 September at
10:00 AM
.
Motion to adjourn by acclamation, approved.
Meeting
adjourned
11:18 AM
.
July
2009 Meeting Minutes
11 July 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
26 members present
2.
Minutes of the June meeting read by Greg
•
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Tom, approved.
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Motion to approve by Hugh, 2nd by Craig, approved.
4.
Membership report provided by Doug in Van’s absence
•
Membership is full at 300
•
47 applicants on waiting list
5.
Update on pending range construction efforts
•
Forms and concrete work completed
•
Pistol range cover ready for move
•
Fred asked to provide expense projections for club cart shelter
6.
Fishing Rodeo follow-up
•
All respondents note this year’s event as most successful
•
Over 1,000 people
•
Thank you party to be scheduled for Joy House
8.
Update on berm grass and marble
•
Grass seed did not take, club will request to re-seed in fall
•
Marble purchase proved more difficult through new administration
•
Expected delivery of first loads July 17.
9.
Officer nominating committee
•
Appointment of committee scheduled for August meeting.
•
Club will review requirements.
10.
Scout Volunteer Work
•
Scouting groups in appreciation for club support volunteered work for
scout projects
•
Club authorized Joe to work with scouts on future projects
11.
Vision Committee Assembled
•
Purpose to identify plans and vision for range projects
•
Bill C., Rich K., Tom G., Dave M. on the committee
•
Informal shotgun range on list of planned improvements
11.
Other business
•
Reminder from safety officer to be diligent while on club property.
•
Ken inquired about the use of Pepper-Popper targets on range – to be
discussed with Range Safety Officer.
•
Pistol
Range
shelter scheduled to be
moved immediately following the meeting.
•
Range received a thank you note from Patricia I. regarding refund of
unused dues.
The next meeting is scheduled for August 1st at
10:00 AM
.
Motion to adjourn by Craig, 2nd by Doug, motion
passed.
Meeting
adjourned
10:54 AM
June
2009 Meeting Minutes
6
June 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
31 members present
2.
Minutes of the May meeting read by Greg
•
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Gib
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Balances provided.
4.
Membership report provided by Johnny in Van’s absence
•
Membership is full at 300
•
2 membership positions became available and were filled in May
5.
Motion to refund dues
•
A motion was made by Joe to refund membership dues for a deceased member
who had not utilized club facilities following the annual renewal, and
furthermore, consider refunds of deceased members on a case by case basis.
2nd by Bobby
•
Motion carried by majority vote
6.
Update on pending range construction efforts by Fred
•
Commence in Mid-June
•
Slab will poured for range cart shed
•
Pad build and cover move for the plinking range
7.
Update on range requests by Barney
•
1 member expressed interest in addition of archery range
•
Notable requests for reinforcement of tactical range
8.
Update on Fishing Rodeo from Milt
•
Total attendance = 1425
•
Total fish taken = 1460
•
Fishing rodeo a complete success with great appreciation from the
attending parties for PCSC and still more appreciation for the volunteers who
contributed.
9.
Update on previously started projects from Johnny
•
Range containment and impact berms have been seeded
•
Marble dust expected mid-June
10.
Range Safety Officer report provided by Joe
•
Signed copy of the Safety Committee charter provided to the recording
secretary and the committee chairman.
•
Draft of proposed range rule changes and standard procedures has been
made available by request.
•
All range officers will receive uniform rules.
•
New simplified range rules under review by board, with standard
procedures to describe language of rules in detail.
•
Board of Directors will review and meet with safety committee to consider
adoption of proposed changes.
•
Law enforcement members seeking range safety officer roles should provide
current certifications.
11.
Other business
•
Reminder to all members that ranges are always available while planned
events are occurring and members are encouraged to seek event sponsor if firing
line space is not readily available.
•
Reminder to all members that all visitors are required to sign in and out
of the range facilities.
•
Hats and shirts are still available for purchase.
The next meeting is scheduled for July 11th at
10:00 AM
.
Motion to adjourn by Barney, 2nd by Brian
Motion
passed
Meeting
adjourned
10:58 AM
May
2009 Meeting Minutes
2 May 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
23 members present
2.
Minutes of the March meeting read by Greg
•
Motion to approve by Brian, 2nd by Sonny
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Balances provided.
4.
Membership report provided by Barney in Van’s absence
•
One member failed to comply with NRA membership requirements and was
dropped from membership.
•
The next member on the waiting list was extended the invitation to join
and the membership is back to 300 members.
5.
New Construction updates provided by Johnny
•
Club is awaiting competitive quotes for marble and seeding services
6.
Range Safety Officer report provided by Joe
•
Training has been suspended due to trainer scheduling conflicts
•
Joe circulated a sign-up sheet for the next RSO training sessions
•
Call to all members to ensure range safety rules are enforced
•
It is everyone’s responsibility to safely control the firing line with
the following commands:
•
Cease Fire - Make Safe - Show Clear - Step Away
7.
Fishing Rodeo
•
Volunteers assemble at the range on 5/27 at
9:00 AM
•
Volunteers for load out meet at the site on 5/30 at
9:00 AM
9.
Other business
•
The family fun day and cookout was cancelled
•
The July meeting will be held on 11 July
instead of Fourth of July.
The next meeting is scheduled for June 6th at
10:00 AM
.
Motion to adjourn by Barney, 2nd by Milt
Motion
passed
Meeting
adjourned
10:43 AM
April
2009 Meeting Minutes
4
April 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
25 members present
2.
Minutes of the March meeting read by Greg
•
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Lee
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Balances provided.
4.
Membership report provided by Van
•
NRA membership requirements verified with 1 PCSC member not current
5.
Future Construction
•
Barney provided projects lists for members to prioritize their wish list
order.
•
The web site will be updated with new member desires
•
There was a discussion on range improvements and projects
6.
Plinking Range Shelter
•
Barney requested the club consider moving the shelter immediately
•
A motion on the floor by Bobby to provide funding for projects identified
with immediate concern estimated at $5000.
•
2nd by Ben
•
Motion carried by a majority vote
7.
Joe provided the Range Safety Officer report
•
Six newly certified officers
•
Club will consider training for all RSOs going forward
•
Joe will contact current RSOs regarding training
•
All officers will need to complete course
8.
Fishing Rodeo
•
May 28 through 30th
•
DNR expects to deliver fish on Wednesday.
•
Call to all members to volunteer to assist during each day 5/27 through
5/30
9.
Other business
•
The club extended its gratitude to Chris and Craig for their work seeding
the rifle range.
•
The club will provide spouse/membership cards at the member’s request.
•
The next meeting is a family fun day and cookout.
The next meeting is scheduled for May 2nd at
10:00 AM
.
Motion to adjourn by Barney, 2nd by Brian
Motion
passed
Meeting
adjourned
10:55 AM
March
2009 Meeting Minutes
7 March
2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Barney at
10:10 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
34 members present
2.
Minutes of the February meeting read by Greg
•
Motion to approve by Milt, 2nd by Brian
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Balances provided.
4.
Range improvement updates:
•
Earth moving completed under budget
•
Seeding of new berms scheduled in April
5.
Range Rules
•
Complete re-write of original rules
6.
Easements and Shot-Fall
•
Barney outlined requirements for easements
•
Not as great an issue as previously determined
•
Club will move forward with planning
7.
Membership report provided by Van
•
Membership at 300
•
NRA membership requirements verified with 5 members needing to renew
•
New member validation of NRA membership underway
8.
Long
Range
Planning
•
Request members submit ideas for club improvements
8.
Other business
•
Boy Scouts scheduled for two weekends in March.
•
Range safety officers requested to be present during Boy Scouts weekends.
•
Members should consider officer nominations for vacant offices in
November.
The
next meeting is scheduled for April 4th at 10:00 AM.
Motion to adjourn by Van, 2nd by Milt
Motion
passed
Meeting
adjourned 10:31 AM
February
2009 Meeting Minutes
7 February 2009
1.
Meeting called to order by Johnny at
10:00 AM
.
•
Opened with the pledge of allegiance.
•
47 members present
2.
Minutes of the December meeting read by Barney.
•
Motion to approve.
•
The minutes were approved
3.
Treasurer’s report provided by Doug
•
Balances provided.
4.
Membership report provided by Van
•
280 members renewed.
•
19 did not renew.
•
19
applicants accepted invitations to join.
•
One
former member re-applied and was accepted.
•
49
complete applications on file.
•
6
applicants do not have a sponsor.
5.
Report by Ol' Joe on his re-write of the Range Rules & Regulations. He
is working on simplifying them and is currently staffing the changes with the
Board and Safety Committee.
6.
Joe K. presented a detailed plan for improving range berms. The Board
moved to approve $9,000 for the project(s). Motion carried.
7.
Barney presented the initial concept for the construction of a third
pistol/tactical range. The range will likely be located unto the hill
behind the Ganley IDPA Range, facing roughly Northwest.
7.
Additional items:
Orientation of new members immediately after the meeting.
Workday immediately after the meeting: Target frame repair, dead trees
felled.
Fun Clays Shoot after workday.
Next meeting: Saturday, 7 March. 10:00am.
8.
Motion to Adjourn by Barney, second by Joe K. Meeting adjourned at
10:46am.
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